ANORAK IN THE UK LIVE

Anorak in the UK is a great live album from the Anoraknophobia tour, an album which counts as one of my Hogarth-era favourites. Marillion steps on the gas and plays most of the Anoraknophobia album and a fine selection of older songs.

All versions are very truthful to the originals, it makes them of little use to anyone but ardent Marillion fans, but from their perspective this sure is a most satisfactory release. The band sounds solid and energetic throughout. The real emotional highlights come from the Afraid of Sunlight though, which proves again that it is the real highlight of this band from the post-Fish era.

If you're a Marillion fan and if you like Anoraknophobia, this is a live album to get, in all other cases, you can do without.